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Lincoln County woman drives into Clarks Hill Lake

Authorities climb down a steep embankment on Little River bridge in Lincoln County, where Emily Hinson drove her Chrysler PT Cruiser over a guardrail and into Clarks Hill Lake at about 10 a.m. on Friday. The Lincolnton, Ga., woman was taken to an area hospital with injuries that do not appear life-threatening, said Lincoln County Sheriff Gerald Lawson.

An officer with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office stands nearby a damaged guardrail on Little River bridge, where Emily Hinson drove into Clarks Hill Lake at about 10 a.m. Friday. The Lincolnton, Ga., woman was taken to an area hospital with injures that do no appear life-threatening, said Lincoln County Sheriff Gerald Lawson.

Authorities stand near a fully-submerged vehicle that ran off Little River bridge into Clarks Hill Lake at about 10 a.m. on Friday. The vehicle's driver, Emily Hinson, was taken to an area hospital with injures that do not appear life-threatening. The cause of the wreck is being investigated by Georgia State Patrol.